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I'm currently in need of 4 new 120mm fans. I need 2 to replace the front 2 that came with the case, and I'd like to get 2 more for the extra slots for my case (side and other HD bay).

I'm a little new to adding extra fans like this so I have a couple questions in mind.

1) With the components below, would I really be able to put a fan in the case's 2nd HD bay fan slot? Either in front of the CPU or in front of the Video Card.

2) What fans should I go after? The current fans in the front have power connectors that attach to the molex power plugs that would feed the normal components (IE: molex Rom Drives/HDDs).

It looks like the motherboard I'm getting can support 3pin power fans (up to 4), but looking at a few options, I'm not seeing anything that makes me believe the power cords will stretch from the front of the case to proper places on the motherboard.

Personally, I'd be happy with power connectors similar to that the ones in place already have, but I'm not finding those anywhere.

Case
http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=MjM=

Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813130574

Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130651

CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835106150

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Reply to perenor

I like the Cougar CF-V12H http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835553001
They come with long sleeved cables (3 pin) and Molex adapters too. They run very quiet and I'm very happy with them.

Reply to 1foxracing

I'm looking at those and so far I like them. Do you think there'd be a problem fitting them into the front case mountings? I can probably post a picture of what they currently look like. I know I'll likely lose the blue LED glowing front, but at this point i just want decent airflow for the upcoming build.

Reply to perenor

They are 25mm thick and this is pretty standard size, you could measure your stock fans just to be sure they are the same. I liked the first 2 I purchased so much that I ordered 6 more (140mm size) to fill my Corsair 400R carbide case with them. The no LED is a plus for me, I don't really care for lighting. They also come with mounting screws and the rubber fixed pins if you prefer those.

Reply to 1foxracing

Yeah, they're 25mm as well so sizing shouldn't be an issue at all. Plus, I'll likely get a 5th to replace the back fan at the same time.

I think another issue I'm having has to deal with just general dust. This case sucks in so much dust that it practically looks grey all the time. I've been noticing fan filters while looking at other fans. Looking at the case, would these be a reasonable investment to try to cut down on the amount of dust coming through the front?

Thanks for all the info by the way. I'm decent with most hardware, but I've not done a lot of research with cooling. Now that I'm getting a beefier video card and CPU, I feel I need to pay closer attention to airflow.

Reply to perenor

Yes I would use fan filters on the intakes. For the 120mm size I have been using these Silverstone units.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811999217

Reply to 1foxracing

I think I'm just going to need some kind of filter I can cut up and put into the 6 (3 in each HD mounting area) metal panels in the front. The way the intakes are set up, that won't work out so well. I'm not sure it'll work for the side panel either. The side panel is just a honeycomb grate that I should probably look into getting a larger filter for it.

Reply to perenor

COOLER MASTER R4-S2S-124K-GP 120mm Case Fan 4 in 1 pack $18.99 free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103052
Quiet, cheap. 3 pin, 11" wire leads. Come with screws but WArning, you will have to tap the fan holes out

Reply to DelroyMonjo

@DelroyMonjo, I was looking at those first, but I wasn't sure that with the front 2 that the power cord would be long enough. I'd assume they would be for the side and back, but the front 2 have a bit of of path to go through.

Message edited by perenor on 02-05-2012 at 11:29:05 PM

Reply to perenor

Antec TriCools are what come in the Antec cases. They are 3 speed and available with and without LEDs in various colors. Obviously blue is what came with the case. The case should have come with front and side panel dust filters. Well front filters I am sure of. The 1200 comes with a side filter but the 300 does not, I am not sure about the 900. The internal fan would not need a filter.

Message edited by anort3 on 02-06-2012 at 12:31:10 AM

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Reply to anort3

The case didn't come with dust filters. There are thick sponge like things that go into the 2 or 3 front panels that you'd want to prevent air from even going through, but none of the actual fan locations have filters. There's a honeycomb great on the side panel fan, but again no filter. At least, mine did not come with filters of any kind.

Looking at the pictures on the product website, it doesn't show any filters. Also just about any mod video I've seen about this case talks about adding them. I just hadn't bothered to really look into it until now.

Though it's an easy enough problem to fix. Maybe the newer versions of this case are coming with filter though. I've had this case for about 3 or 4 years now I think.

Reply to perenor

Antec TriCool 120MM Blue LED Case Black Fan 4PIN Molex Connection W/ 3 Speed Switch OEM
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=6 [...] ture=Antec

Reply to davcon

Your case did not come with these at the front?

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/ful [...] mage=14954

Or this at the side?

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/ful [...] mage=14949

Edit: Oops you know what that is from a 900 V2. Not an orignal 900. The V2 looks just like my 1200 on the inside except the 1200 has 3 front fans and not 2 in the 900.

Message edited by anort3 on 02-06-2012 at 02:20:24 AM

Nope. Neither of those. My front casing doesn't even look like it has room for a filter like that. When I first got mine, none of the unboxing videos talked about filters and the modder videos talked about putting them in.

Edit: Just caught your edit.

Message edited by perenor on 02-06-2012 at 03:39:25 AM

Reply to perenor

Today I received my 6 new Cougar fans and I installed them. Here you get a idea of just how long the sleeved cables are.

Reply to 1foxracing

perenor wrote :

I'm currently in need of 4 new 120mm fans. I need 2 to replace the front 2 that came with the case, and I'd like to get 2 more for the extra slots for my case (side and other HD bay).

2) What fans should I go after? The current fans in the front have power connectors that attach to the molex power plugs that would feed the normal components (IE: molex Rom Drives/HDDs).

Those Cougars do seem to be good fans...especially if you don't mind paying $14/fan without PWM or $17/fan with PWM. If you want a quality fan with PWM at an exceptional price, then you should consider Yate Loon D12SL-12. 4 of them for $20. Yate Loon makes the D12SL-12 for the Nexus 'Real Silent' series of fans (the Nexus has max 1000RPM . Reviews:
It is a reference fan at Silentpcreview http://www.silentpcreview.com/article63-page2.html
Overclock3D review: http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews [...] n_review/3

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